Platform for Agricultural Risk Management Managing risks to improve farmers’ livelihoods
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How to keep the global promise? Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) can connect the dots OPPORTUNITIES
RISKS
Context
Risks
Agricultural risks will continue to be the main bottleneck for rural investment, poverty and vulnerability. A holistic management of risks and empowering farmers and Governments to manage them represents an innovative opportunity to achieve the ambitious global promise and SGDs by 2030 and transforming the risks into opportunities.
Climate and weather
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Environmental and biological
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Market and price
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Policy and institutional
What is PARM The Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM), an outcome of the G8 and G20 discussions on food security and agricultural growth, is a four year multi-donor global partnership between developing nations and development partners to make risk management an integral part of policy planning and implementation in the agricultural sector.
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Opportunities
Make agricultural households more adaptive and resilient to climate change.
Reduce rural poverty, hunger and vulnerability.
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Leverage financial resources and investment in agriculture.
Avoid that manageable risks become disasters.
Capacity Bulding Trainings
ARM holistic approach
SETTING-UP
ARM HOLISTIC APPROACH
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
RISK ASSESSMENT
PARM has developed a methodology to assess, prioritize and manage agricultural risks through a holistic approach in order to ensure their integration into the national investment plan and strategies following a participatory process involving decision makers and multi-layer stakeholders.
TOOLS ASSESSMENT
Objectives
A partnership for agricultural risk management
STEERING COMMITTEE
PARM has the global mandate to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth, boost rural investment, reduce food insecurity, and improve resilience to climate and market shocks of poor rural households through a better management of risks.
IFAD, EU, AfD, Italian Cooperation, NEPAD, BMZ, KfW
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Development partners: FAO, WFP, World Bank, ARC Knowledge partners: AGRINATURA, AGHRYMET RECs: ECOWAS, COMESA Farmers’ Organizations: ROPPA, EAGS, PAFO Private Sector: MUNICH RE, CARGILL
Partnership OTHER PARTNERS FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL Government Partners Development partners Knowledge partners Farmers’ Organizations Private Sector
PARM plays the role of global knowledge broker and country policy engagement facilitator on ARM through global, regional and local partnership with governments, development agencies, universities, private stakeholders and farmers ‘organization. The Platform is also governed by a Steering Committee (SC), an Advisory Committee (AC) and the Secretariat. These bodies ensure that PARM activities respond to its founding objectives.
PARM results (2014-2017) Bring evidence to improve risk perception risk assessment studies validated 75% ofofficially by Government
for validation 25% waiting
Identify major priority risks in 8 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
71%
Pest and diseases
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71
Climate and weather related risks
42%
Post-harvest losses
%
28
Uncertain access to market
14%
Livestock diseases
Assessment and identification of agricultural risk management tools Information systems Crop pests and disease management Warehouse receipt systems Contract farming Remittances Strengthening of farmers organization and cooperatives for access to market
PARM Country Process
Setting UP
Create knowledge on ARM
Increase awareness and develop capacity on ARM
Promote partnerships for agricultural risk management
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stakeholders 790 National engaged in PARM
partners 140 International engaged through
470
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Consultations with strategic partners to move forward the ARM agenda
ARM recognized as global leading initiative on ARM a nd priority in the G7 Agenda
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18 risk and tools assessment studies
process
Policy briefs and factsheets
National stakeholders trained
290 International practitioners reached through webinars
Risk Assessment
LIBERIA ZAMBIA
Tools Assessment
CABO VERDE NIGER ETHIOPIA CAMEROON
knowledge events
Implementation support
SENEGAL UGANDA
The future of PARM 2013 Horizon 1 (2013-2018)
2019 Horizon 2
(2019-2023)
2024 Horizon 3
Enabling Environnement on ARM at Global and Regional-Country level
Making ARM a priority for Regional/Country stakeholders
Scaling-up investments on agriculture at global and regional level
Integrating ARM into national strategies and investment plans
Stimulating investment on ARM through projects/programs at country level
Strengthening resilience for smallholder farmers in developing countries
2027
(2024-2026)
PARM 2.0 (2019-2023) Global and regional level Improve generation, access and sharing of knowledge on holistic ARM
Build capacities and future experts on ARM
Raise awareness and advocate for ARM in the global fora (G7,G2, SDGs, Agenda 2030)
Promote partnership and south-south cooperation on ARM
Provide support in the assessment and identification of agricultural risks and tools
Build local capacities and expertise
Mainstream ARM in agricultural development investment plans
Design risks specific interventions
Design and apply new ARM tools
Respond to ad-hoc demand for ARM risk specific support
Facilitating policy engagement and ARM mainstreaming in regional and global initiatives
National level Respond to demand for ARM support from partner countries
Local level Design holistic ARM investment projects/ programmes
Quick facts Programme timeline
PARM Secretariat
Geographical scope
Launch of PARM 2.0
Completion of PARM activities in 9 countries
2019
2023
Hosted in IFAD, will be composed by: Senior Programme Manager Senior Technical Adviser Knowledge Management Officer Technical Specialist Financial Management and Procurement Assistant Senior national liaisons officers at country level
In response to the new global needs, the geographical scope will be expanded. PARM will also continue to have a focus on the African continent both strengthening the activities in some already supported countries or starting in new ones.
Programme budget
10 USD MILLIONS PARM 2.0 Budget Proposal 2019-2023 based on 9 countries
PARM Secretariat International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Via Paolo di Dono 44 - 00142 Rome (Italy)
parm@ifad.org
www.p4arm.org
@parminfo